Grow your cache of quilter's tricks with 5 awe-inspiring patchwork techniques that are easier than they appear. Learn a new piecing trick in just 15 minutes or less, and watch your skills soar to a whole new level. Say "presto!" with partial seams for both quilts and blocks, Y-seams, mini improv piecing, and free-form curves. Victoria Findlay Wolfe shares 17 projects, including the eye-fooling Herringbone and LeMoyne Star quilt patterns, plus full-size templates and 6 quilt coloring pages to help you work your own quilt magic.

By Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Introduction
Looking
Parlor Trick #1: Partial-Seam Construction
Herringbone
Herringbone Pillow: Class Project
Lavender Walls
At the Crossroads of Modern and Grand
Marion Lane
Enough
Negative Space, Positive Attitude
The Happy Wanderer
Parlor Trick #2: Blocks with Partial Seams
Blocks
Partial-Seams Block Baby Quilt: Class Project
Mindful Balance
Parlor Trick #3: Mini Made Fabric
Miniature Play
Mini Quilt #1: Class Project
Mini Quilt #2: Class Project
Mini Quilt #3: Class Project
Parlor Trick #4: Y-Seams
Lemoyne Star
Lemoyne Star Pillow: Class Project
Soigné
Parlor Trick #5: Free-Form Curves
Free-Form Curves
Lolling Landscape: Class Project
The Difference Between Things
Cascade
Additional Resources
Coloring Design Pages
Patterns
About the Author